Quote Originally Posted by mightymarijuanabuds
take up tai chi/kung fu/ yoga

meditation helps.. moving meditation is better in my opinion.. .breathing exercise.. things like that... you will find like if you are in a mildly stressful yoga pose for a long time and breathing properly you can focus on a point in your body where it is stressful as you breath and sort of 'breath into' that spot, it will make the pose more comfortable. there are several exercises in kung fu / tai chi that involve directing qi to a certain point in the body

it isn't really something that can be explained in a board entry... its a very long learning process.. but here is one of the most simple warm ups from kung fu

stand straight up, feet together, practice proper belly breathing thru the whole exercise... place your hands in front of you, palms facing the ground, thumbs facing you, arms extended... now as you breath in, lift your hands, keeping palms facing the ground, and lower them on the exhale.. .repeat 10x.. switch so your arms are fully extended above you, palms facing the sky, lower on the inhale, extend on the exhale. repeat 10x... then do the same with one hand up and one hand down 10x, switch which is up/down and repeat again... of course any martial arts can only really be experienced with hands on instruction
hmm... proper belly breating?

and i fail to see the first pose... arms stretched out, im assuming elbows not bent... but i just cant make my thumbs face me while my palms face the ground! lol